Question

    Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was travelling in France. Once he was going by train to Dijon. That afternoon he was very tired and wanted to sleep, so he asked the conductor(列车员) to wake him up when they came to Dijon. But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. “I'll probably protest(表示不满) loudly when you try to wake me up,” he said to the conductor, “but do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway.”

Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up, it was night－time and the train was in Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon. He was very angry. He ran up to the conductor and began to shout at him. “I have never been so angry in all my life,” Mark Twain said.

The conductor looked at him calmly(冷静地). “You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off at Dijon,” he said.

1.Mark Twain wanted to sleep because ________.

A.he was tired B.he was hungry

C.he was a lazy man D.he liked sleeping

2.He wanted to wake up ________.

A.in France B.in America

C.on the train D.in Dijon

3.Heavy sleeper means ________.

A.a person who was not easily to sleep B.a person who was not easily to wake up

C.a person who liked to protest D.a person who was calm

4.When he woke up, the train got to ________.

A.Dijon B.London

C.Paris D.New York

5.From the conductor's word at the end of the passage we know ________.

A.the conductor forgot Mark Twain's word

B.Mark Twain's word made the conductor angry

C.the train didn't stop at Dijon

D.the conductor made another American angry

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

这篇短文给我们讲述了美国著名作家马克吐温的故事。他在法国旅行，在火车上他让列车员在他到达目的地的时候喊醒他，但是当他醒来的时候，他已经坐过站了。原来是列车员喊错了人。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中 “That afternoon he was very tired and wanted to sleep”可知，马克吐温那天下午很累，想睡觉。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中 “so he asked the conductor(列车员) to wake him up when they came to Dijon.”可知，马克吐温要去Dijon这个地方，所以他让列车员在那个地方把他喊醒。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据文章的语境可知，马克吐温想要睡觉，他让列车员等到达他那一站的时候把他喊醒，怕睡过了，说明他睡觉很沉，不容易喊醒。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中 “Later, when he woke up, it was night－time and the train was in Paris already.”可知，当马克吐温醒来的时候，火车已经到达了巴黎。故选C。

5.推理判断题。根据短文最后一段 “The conductor looked at him calmly(冷静地). “You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off at Dijon,” he said.”，“你还没有我在Dijon打发走的那个美国人一半生气”，由此可知，列车员让另一个美国人很生气。故选D。